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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burton's Heirs v. Burton 14 La. 352 1840 0 Louisiana
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Kentucky
Dunbar's Ex'ors v. Woodcock's Ex'or 37 Va. 628 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Bradford 14 La. 281 1840 0 Louisiana
Brumfield v. Cunningham 14 La. 264 1840 0 Louisiana
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina
Douthitt's Administrator v. Douthitt 1 Ala. 594 1840 0 Alabama
Mims v. Parker 1 Ala. 421 1840 0 Alabama
Woodward v. Dashiell 15 La. 184 1840 0 Louisiana
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Civil Connecticut
Ex parte Jones 1 Ala. 15 1840 0 Alabama
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 United States
Forsyth v. Despierris's Executors 15 La. 215 1840 0 Louisiana
Defau v. Pelane 15 La. 273 1840 0 Louisiana
Emmerling v. Beebe 15 La. 251 1840 0 Louisiana
Bernard v. Pyburn 15 La. 126 1840 0 Louisiana
Dupuy v. Dashiell 15 La. 124 1840 0 Louisiana
Serapurn v. Bousquet 15 La. 509 1840 0 Louisiana
Hood v. M'Corkle 16 La. 240 1840 0 Louisiana
Armor v. Lewis 16 La. 331 1840 0 Louisiana